George Osborne will insist he delivered a "compassionate" Budget despite the abandonment of cuts to disability benefits that have left his plans in disarray.

The Chancellor dismissed Iain Duncan Smith's claim that he was putting the better-off before the most vulnerable as he prepared to face MPs over how he will fill a "huge hole" in his calculations.

Reforms to Personal Independence Payments (PIP) had been due to save a total £4.4 billion from the welfare budget by 2020 as part of Mr Osborne's commitment to reducing benefits spending by £12 billion a year.

CRIME AGENCY BOSS: CURRENT SEX CASES MUST TAKE PRIORITY

The head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said the police should prioritise current cases over allegations of historical sex abuse.

Her comments come after a controversial investigation into a VIP paedophile ring alleged to have been active more than 30 years ago was dropped on Monday.

Speaking to the The Times, Lynne Owens said the police had a "responsibility" to catch current offenders.

DIABETES CAN BE REVERSED LONG-TERM WITH LOW CALORIE DIET, STUDY FINDS

Patients who reverse their diabetes and then keep their weight down can remain free of the condition, new research has found.

The study found that even people who have had Type 2 diabetes for up to 10 years can reverse their condition after adopting a very low-calorie diet.

Professor Roy Taylor, a world expert on the condition which affects two-and-a-half million people in this country and is growing, published his latest findings in the journal Diabetes Care.

MANY STUDIES OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION BENEFITS FLAWED, UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR SAYS

A new study has poured cold water on the idea that moderate alcohol consumption is healthy.

Many people enjoy a glass of wine with dinner, happily believing that they are reducing the risk of heart disease and helping themselves to live longer.

But now researchers have reassessed the science behind the claimed benefits of drinking within reasonable limits - and concluded that it is flawed.

MISSING PAIGE PROBE: BODY DISCOVERED IN CLYDEBANK

A body has been found in a town where a teenage girl has been missing for three days.

Friends and family of 15-year-old Paige Doherty, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, launched an appeal after she failed to arrive at her part-time job on Saturday.

The teenager was last seen at around 8.15am when she is thought to have been headed to a bus stop to travel to the hairdresser's where she worked in Kirkintilloch, around 12 miles away.

ED MILIBAND: LABOUR MUST NOT 'SIT OUT' BREXIT DEBATE

Labour cannot achieve its aims outside the European Union, Ed Miliband will say, as he warns the party must not "sit out" the referendum debate.

In what is being billed as his first major intervention since leading the party to defeat at the general election, he will appeal to the nine million voters who did back him in 2015 to vote "remain" on June 23.

Jeremy Corbyn, who has in the past expressed doubts about the values of EU membership, has been accused by critics of playing too low key a role in the remain campaign.

POLICE HIT WITH £1 BILLION BILL TO INVESTIGATE CHILD SEX ABUSE

Investigating child sex abuse cost police £1 billion last year and is set to treble by 2020, the top officer in charge of child protection has said.

Simon Bailey, Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary, said an increase in the number of cases was driven by the opportunities provided by the internet.

Children grow up watching pornography thinking that it is normal, thanks to the ease with which they can access it, he told The Times.

LAST WORDS OF PIER TRAGEDY FATHER: SAVE THE BABY

A father who died in a pier-side drowning tragedy with four members of his family chose to stay with his children rather than save himself, a witness said.

Sean McGrotty, 46, died along with his two sons, Mark, 12, and Evan, eight, his mother-in-law, Ruth Daniels, 57, and her 14-year-old daughter, Jodie Lee Daniels.

The only survivor was Mr McGrotty's four-month-old daughter Rionaghac-Ann, who was saved by Davitt Walsh.

JUDGES TO REVIEW RAPE CONVICTION OF FOOTBALLER CHED EVANS

Footballer Ched Evans's conviction for raping a 19-year-old woman is to be reviewed by leading judges on Tuesday.

His case has been referred to the Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates possible miscarriages of justice.

The CCRC announced last October that new evidence had emerged in the case.

FBI TO TEST 'OUTSIDE PARTY' HACK ON TERROR ATTACK iPHONE

Apple may not be forced to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of a terror suspect after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) asked for a delay on a court hearing so it could test a hack on the phone supplied by an "outside party".

The request from the DOJ came just hours after Apple chief Tim Cook had used a product launch at the company's headquarters to reiterate the firm's stance that rewriting its software so encrypted parts of it could be accessed by authorities violated customer privacy.

Having previously called the US government's request a "dangerous precedent", Mr Cook opened his keynote speech at the unveiling of the iPhone SE and new iPad Pro by saying that the company "would not shrink from its responsibility" over protecting the data of its customers.